2011 Players Championship Finals (2)

The December 2011 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals[1] was the fourth edition of the PDC tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2011 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place between 8–11 December 2011 and was held at the Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England. This was also be the first Players Championship Final to be held before the PDC World Championship.[2]

For the event held in February, see 2011 Players Championship Finals (1).

2011 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates8–11 December 2011
VenueDoncaster Dome
LocationDoncaster
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£60,000
High checkout170 Wes Newton (2x)
170 Colin Lloyd
170 Mervyn King
170 Scott Rand
170 Co Stompé
Champion(s)
Kevin Painter
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Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he was defeated in the second round by Mervyn King. Kevin Painter came through the field with increasingly impressive performances to secure his first televised major title, defeating Mark Webster 13–9 in the final.

Qualification

The top 32 players from the PDC Players Championship Order of Merit after the last Players Championship events, which was held in Wigan on 27 November, qualified for the event.

A notable absentee was world champion Adrian Lewis. Simon Whitlock withdrew from the tournament due to a broken ankle, and he was replaced by John Henderson.[3]

  1. Justin Pipe (Second round)
  2. Gary Anderson (Second round)
  3. Paul Nicholson (First round)
  4. Wes Newton (Semi-finals)
  5. John Part (First round)
  6. Ronnie Baxter (First round)
  7. Phil Taylor (Second round)
  8. Vincent van der Voort (First round)
  9. Dave Chisnall (Quarter-finals)
  10. Mervyn King (Quarter-finals)
  11. Jamie Caven (First round)
  12. Mark Walsh (Quarter-finals)
  13. Peter Wright (Second round)
  14. James Wade (Quarter-finals)
  15. Colin Osborne (First round)
  16. Mark Webster (Runner-Up)
  17. Steve Beaton (First round)
  18. Kevin Painter (Champion)
  19. Andy Smith (First round)
  20. Denis Ovens (First round)
  21. Mark Hylton (First round)
  22. Scott Rand (Semi-finals)
  23. Colin Lloyd (First round)
  24. Alan Tabern (First round)
  25. Co Stompé (Second round)
  26. Terry Jenkins (First round)
  27. Raymond van Barneveld (Second round)
  28. Wayne Jones (Second round)
  29. Richie Burnett (First round)
  30. Steve Brown (Second round)
  31. Michael van Gerwen (First round)
  32. John Henderson (First round)

Prize money
Position (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £250,000)
Winner (1) £60,000
Runner-Up (1) £24,000
Semi-finalists (2) £15,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000
Last 16  (Second round) (8) £6,000
Last 32  (First round) (16) £3,000

Draw
First round (best of 11 legs)
8–9 December
[4][5][6] 		Second round (best of 15 legs)
10 December
[7] 		Quarter-finals (best of 17 legs)
11 December
[8] 		Semi-finals (best of 19 legs)
11 December
[9] 		Final (best of 25 legs)
11 December
[10]
               
1 Justin Pipe 94.35 6
32 John Henderson 72.74 1
1 Justin Pipe 92.15 7
16 Mark Webster 93.28 8
16 Mark Webster 90.84 6
17 Steve Beaton 89.68 2
16 Mark Webster 92.27 9
9 Dave Chisnall 90.37 8
8 Vincent van der Voort 86.89 1
25 Co Stompé 95.19 6
25 Co Stompé 90.10 2
9 Dave Chisnall 93.61 8
9 Dave Chisnall 96.68 6
24 Alan Tabern 90.77 3
16 Mark Webster 93.58 10
4 Wes Newton 95.54 7
5 John Part 87.52 0
28 Wayne Jones 99.10 6
28 Wayne Jones 83.32 3
12 Mark Walsh 91.39 8
12 Mark Walsh 93.40 6
21 Mark Hylton 89.40 3
12 Mark Walsh 91.22 5
4 Wes Newton 91.18 9
4 Wes Newton 99.78 6
29 Richie Burnett 92.59 3
4 Wes Newton 97.91 8
13 Peter Wright 99.82 6
13 Peter Wright 103.26 6
20 Denis Ovens 96.56 4
16 Mark Webster 93.31 9
18 Kevin Painter 96.28 13
2 Gary Anderson 106.09 6
31 Michael van Gerwen 97.12 0
2 Gary Anderson 86.50 4
18 Kevin Painter 91.56 8
15 Colin Osborne 85.56 2
18 Kevin Painter 90.23 6
18 Kevin Painter 91.02 9
10 Mervyn King 87.42 7
7 Phil Taylor 97.59 6
26 Terry Jenkins 100.64 4
7 Phil Taylor 94.93 5
10 Mervyn King 95.23 8
10 Mervyn King 97.61 6
23 Colin Lloyd 93.42 4
18 Kevin Painter 97.85 10
22 Scott Rand 95.06 9
6 Ronnie Baxter 92.18 3
27 Raymond van Barneveld 104.81 6
27 Raymond van Barneveld 95.67 6
22 Scott Rand 98.85 8
11 Jamie Caven 95.26 2
22 Scott Rand 99.00 6
22 Scott Rand 99.12 9
14 James Wade 94.77 5
3 Paul Nicholson 95.21 5
30 Steve Brown 94.93 6
30 Steve Brown 87.47 6
14 James Wade 88.37 8
14 James Wade 92.43 6
19 Andy Smith 94.28 4

Statistics

[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average[11]
Kevin Painter Winner 5 46 31 16 105 48 16 130 93.39
Mark Webster Runner-up 5 42 37 17 104 54 14 100 92.66
Scott Rand Semi-finals 4 32 23 8 77 35 13 170 98.01
Wes Newton Semi-finals 4 30 24 12 56 34 18 170 96.10
Mark Walsh Quarter-finals 3 19 15 5 36 30 9 121 92.00
James Wade Quarter-finals 3 19 19 6 55 26 6 142 91.86
Dave Chisnall Quarter-finals 3 22 14 12 31 25 11 108 93.55
Mervyn King Quarter-finals 3 21 18 9 50 31 10 170 93.42
Peter Wright Second round 2 12 12 4 36 15 9 130 101.54
Raymond van Barneveld Second round 2 12 11 2 22 15 15 112 100.24
Gary Anderson Second round 2 10 8 4 27 13 4 161 96.30
Phil Taylor Second round 2 11 12 4 29 10 6 83 96.26
Justin Pipe Second round 2 13 9 5 30 14 4 136 93.25
Wayne Jones Second round 2 9 8 3 28 9 4 121 91.21
Steve Brown Second round 2 12 13 4 25 21 4 92 91.20
Co Stompé Second round 2 8 9 4 24 12 3 170 92.65
Alan Tabern First round 1 3 6 1 13 2 3 62 90.77
Colin Lloyd First round 1 4 6 2 17 6 0 170 93.42
Steve Beaton First round 1 2 6 1 11 6 2 40 89.68
Mark Hylton First round 1 3 6 1 9 5 4 46 89.40
John Part First round 1 0 6 0 9 0 1 0 87.52
Vincent van der Voort First round 1 1 6 0 7 5 0 8 86.89
Colin Osborne First round 1 2 6 0 10 4 0 20 86.56
Terry Jenkins First round 1 4 6 2 7 8 6 89 100.64
Michael van Gerwen First round 1 0 6 0 8 3 2 0 97.12
Denis Ovens First round 1 4 6 1 19 5 2 120 96.56
Richie Burnett First round 1 3 6 2 18 7 0 101 92.59
Ronnie Baxter First round 1 3 6 1 14 4 2 32 92.18
Jamie Caven First round 1 2 6 0 10 6 1 44 95.26
Paul Nicholson First round 1 5 6 1 12 9 4 101 95.21
Andy Smith First round 1 4 6 1 10 11 2 43 94.28
John Henderson First round 1 1 6 0 5 4 0 10 72.74

Television coverage

The tournament was broadcast in the UK on ITV4 who return to televising the tournament after the last edition was streamed through the PDC website.[12] The tournament was also broadcast in Australia for the first time with Fox Sports showing it.[13] In the Netherlands, the tournament was broadcast on TV (highlights) and internet (livestream) by RTL7.

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References
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  10. "Painter's Masterpiece!". PDC. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012.
  11. "2011 Players Championship Finals Stats". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  12. "ITV4 To Show Players Championship Finals". PDC. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.
  13. "Aussie Coverage For Players Champ". PDC. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
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